Flying Whale
The pilot's app
Your flight, briefed. Your hours, logged.
Flying Whale is the SkyDynamics app for pilots: your roster, weather and NOTAMs decoded for every sector, navigation data on the phone, and a logbook filed from the flights you fly. It supports your decision. You make it.
Decision support
Decision support for every sector. Weather and NOTAMs decoded, sorted and weighed before you read them.
For the departure, the destination and each alternate, Flying Whale turns the raw METAR, TAF and NOTAMs into a briefing you can take in at a glance: what the weather is, which NOTAMs matter and what the wind does on each runway. It informs the decision. The decision stays with the pilot in command.
LGAV
Departure airport
Weather
Raw | Decoded
METAR LGAV 031220Z 01012KT 6000 RA BKN012 14/12 Q1009
- Wind
- 010° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 6,000 m
- Weather
- Rain
- Cloud
- Broken at 1,200 ft
- QNH
- 1009 hPa
Caution: Rain and a broken layer
Wind on each runway
RWY 03L
Headwind 11 kt. Crosswind 5 kt from the left.
RWY 21R
Tailwind 11 kt. Crosswind 5 kt from the right.
NOTAMs
6 active
Inferred: limited
Runway · Critical
Runway 03R/21L closed 2200 to 0400
Lighting · High
Approach lights runway 21R on reduced intensity
Taxiway · Moderate
Taxiway B centreline lights unserviceable
and three more, by category
Raw text, as published
The METAR, TAF and every NOTAM stay one tap away, exactly as issued.
Decoded
Wind, visibility, weather, cloud and pressure in plain fields, with the TAF trends.
Weighed
A caution or significant label from fixed thresholds, and the wind split into head and crosswind for each runway end.
NOTAMs sorted
Twelve categories, from runway and lighting to airspace, with the critical ones first.
What it means for the airport
An inferred status (open, limited or closed) drawn from the NOTAMs, marked as inferred.
Inferred from the NOTAMs, not an official aerodrome status.
Decoded, raw text beside it
Wind, visibility, weather, cloud and pressure in plain fields, the TAF trends and the last hours of history.
Twelve NOTAM categories
Runway, taxiway, lighting, procedures, navaids, airspace and more, with critical items first and a view per runway.
Wind and runway condition
Head, tail and crosswind for each runway end, and runway condition codes decoded from the reports.
Advisory by design
Every figure is marked as informational. The app does not calculate performance or replace your official briefing.
Flying Whale is a pilot companion. It is not a certified electronic flight bag or an official briefing source, and its wind figures are not a certified calculation. The pilot in command remains responsible for the safe conduct of the flight.
Navigation data
The data is on the phone. Updated every month, and there without a signal.
Airports, runways, frequencies, navaids, procedures and airspace are stored on the phone, so airport search, runway details and procedure previews work with no connection. A new data cycle arrives every month and is downloaded and checked in the app. Only live information needs a link.
On the phone
Works with no signal
- Airports, runways and slope
- Frequencies and navaids
- Waypoints and airways
- Departures, arrivals and approaches
- Airspace, FIR, grid MORA and MSA
- Your roster and logbook
- The last weather and NOTAMs you loaded
Needs a connection
Arrives when the phone has a link
- Current METAR and TAF
- Current NOTAMs
- Weather layers on the map
- Live aircraft position
- Roster refresh
- A new data cycle
A new data cycle every month
- Installed cycle
- 2610
- Available
- 2610
- Valid
- 2 to 29 October
- Update available
- Downloaded in the app
- Checked against its fingerprint
- Installed
Up to date
Offline first
Search an airport, read its runways and frequencies, or preview a departure, an arrival or an approach with no signal.
A new cycle every month
The app shows the installed cycle, the one available and its validity, and checks each download before installing it.
Live when connected
Current weather, NOTAMs, map layers and aircraft positions arrive when the phone has a link. The last ones loaded stay readable.
Monthly data updates are SkyDynamics' service statement for Flying Whale. The cycle numbers in the figure are illustrative.
Logbook
A logbook that fills itself. From your roster to a page you can print and sign.
Connect your company roster and the sectors you fly are filed in your logbook automatically, two hours after each duty ends, marked for your review. You confirm the times, the role, the landings and the approaches. When you need the book on paper, export it in the EASA or the FAA layout as a print-ready PDF, with page totals and your signature.
Your roster
Completed sectors come from the company roster you connected, or from a photo or PDF of it.
Filed for you
Each sector is filed two hours after the duty ends and marked for your review.
Checked by you
You confirm or correct times, role, landings and approaches. Nothing is final until you say so.
Exported
An EASA or FAA layout as a print-ready PDF, or a CSV file.
Logbook
EASA | FAA · Last 28 days
- Entries
- 34
- Block
- 61:40
- Flight
- 55:10
- Landings
- 34
Currency, for information
Landings in 90 days · Night in 90 days · IFR in 90 days
Entries
- LGAV to LGIR0:503 OctLogged
- LGIR to LGAV0:553 OctLogged
- LGAV to LGTS0:502 OctLogged
- LGTS to LGAV0:552 OctLogged
Pilot logbook
EASA layout, landscape
| Date | From | To | Type | Block | Night | IFR | Ldg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct | LGAV | LGTS | A320 | 0:50 | 0:50 | 1 | |
| 02 Oct | LGTS | LGAV | A320 | 0:55 | 0:55 | 1 | |
| 03 Oct | LGAV | LGIR | A320 | 0:50 | 0:50 | 1 | |
| 03 Oct | LGIR | LGAV | A320 | 0:55 | 0:20 | 0:55 | 1 |
| Page totals | 3:30 | 0:20 | 3:30 | 4 | |||
Brought forward
I certify that this is a true record of the flights shown on this page.
Signature
Filed from your roster
Completed sectors arrive on their own. Where there is no direct connection, a photo or a PDF of the roster is read on the phone.
EASA and FAA layouts
Function times, night, IFR, landings and approaches, with simulator sessions and opening balances.
Print-ready pages
Landscape pages with page totals, time brought forward, the certification line and your signature. A CSV export as well.
A photo of the flight log
Photograph the flight log page on the aircraft display and the times are read on the phone. Nothing is uploaded.
A personal logbook: it is not a certified electronic logbook or a submission to an authority, and its currency figures are informational.
Company connectivity
Connected to your company. One sign-in with your aeroEBT account, and your roster behind it.
Flying Whale works on its own. Sign in with the aeroEBT account your company gave you and it also carries your training schedule, the data your organisation publishes and the profile of the aircraft you are about to fly. Connect your roster and your hours file themselves. Your logbook joins your aeroEBT record, and your CV is generated from it.
Your company
Its aeroEBT account and its crew roster
Your roster
Duties and sectors from the company roster, refreshed when you ask.
Logbook hours, filed automatically
Completed sectors from that roster are filed in your logbook for review.
Your training schedule
The sessions where you are trainee or instructor, read from aeroEBT.
Company data
Navigation data and databases your organisation publishes, with their cycle and validity.
Aircraft profiles
Type, limits and differences for the aircraft on your sector.
Logbook joined to your aeroEBT record
Flight hours and training in one record that stays with you.
Your CV, generated
A current CV built from the logbook, ready to send.
Flying Whale
On your phone, signed in with your work account
Signing in is optional, and the app works without it. Disconnecting removes the company data from the phone.
One account
The same aeroEBT sign-in your company already gave you. No second registration.
One record
Your logbook hours join your aeroEBT training record: flight time and training together, and they stay with you.
Your CV, generated
A current CV built from your logbook, ready to send when you need it.
Your duty day
The whole duty day. From the report time to the last landing, in one app.
Roster
Your month as a calendar or a list, with standby and days off, block times and the crew on each sector.
Flight detail
The flight plan beside the sector: fuel, weights, route and slot time, with the station briefing one tap away.
Map and procedures
The route on the map with airways, navaids, airspace and terrain minimums from the data on the phone.
Fatigue insights
A personal view of your duty and flight hours against the published limits, with a fatigue estimate.
Siri and shortcuts
Ask for a METAR, your next duty or a new log entry without opening the app.
Your data
On your phone. Yours by default.
Stored on the device
Your roster, flight plans and logbook are stored on the phone.
No account needed
Airports, weather, NOTAMs, procedures and the logbook work without signing in.
No tracking
The app does not track you and does not sell personal data.
Yours to delete
Delete your local data, your roster credentials or your company connection from Settings at any time.
What it is
A pilot companion. Not a certified EFB, and it says so.
Flying Whale is built to inform. Its own screens say where it stops.
Not an official briefing
Weather and NOTAMs are informational. Your official briefing stays your official briefing.
Not a performance tool
Wind components and runway condition are decoded, not calculated for take-off or landing performance.
Not a certified logbook
A personal record you can print and sign, not a submission to an authority.
The pilot decides
The pilot in command remains responsible for the safe conduct of the flight.
Flying Whale: questions pilots ask
What is Flying Whale?
Flying Whale is the SkyDynamics app for pilots. It brings together the roster, a decoded weather and NOTAM briefing for every sector, navigation data stored on the phone and a personal logbook that is filed from the flights you fly and exported in the EASA or the FAA layout.
Is it a decision support system?
Yes, in the plain sense: it decodes, sorts and weighs the information a pilot needs before a sector, so the decision is quicker and better informed. It does not give instructions, calculate performance or replace the official briefing, and the pilot in command decides.
Does it work with no signal?
Yes for everything stored on the phone: airports, runways, frequencies, procedures, airspace, your roster and your logbook, and the last weather and NOTAMs you loaded. Current weather, NOTAMs, map layers and a roster refresh need a connection.
How often is the data updated?
A new navigation data cycle is published every month. The app shows the installed cycle and the one available, and checks each download before installing it.
How do my hours get into the logbook?
From your roster. Completed sectors are filed two hours after the duty ends and marked for your review. Where there is no direct roster connection for your company, a photo or a PDF of the roster is read on the phone, and you can always add an entry by hand or from a photo of the flight log page.
Can I print my logbook?
Yes. Export the EASA or the FAA layout as a print-ready PDF, with page totals, time brought forward, the certification line and your signature, or export a CSV file.
Is the logbook connected to aeroEBT?
Yes. You sign in with your aeroEBT account, your logbook hours join your aeroEBT record, and your CV is generated from them. The same sign-in shows your training schedule and your company's data.
Where do weather and NOTAMs come from?
Weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. NOTAMs come from the FAA NOTAM services, and an additional NOTAM source is added in the app for airports outside the United States. The source and its age are shown on the screen.
Who can see my data?
Your roster, flight plans and logbook are stored on your phone. Signing in with a company account is optional: it brings your company's data to the phone and joins your logbook to your aeroEBT record. Disconnecting removes the company data from the phone.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, with home screen widgets for the report countdown, the next sector and the duty status.
Is it on the App Store?
Not yet. Flying Whale is in testing ahead of its release. Ask us and we will tell you when it is available.
See Flying Whale on a real duty day.
Tell us your fleet and how your crews brief and log today. We will show the briefing, the data on the phone and the logbook, and what is coming next.
We respond within one business day.